Job Description

Why Patients Need You

Our breakthroughs would not make it to the hands of patients without our pharmaceutical manufacturing team. We rely on a team of dedicated and agile members, who understand the importance and impact of their role in Pfizers mission. Patients need colleagues like you who take pride in their work and always look to improve outcomes. You will help to ensure that patients and physicians have the medicines they need, when they need them.

What You Will Achieve

Your strong communication skills will come in play when you convey supervisors' instructions and production schedules in accomplishing a variety of tasks, such as meeting quality, accountability, security, productivity and safety requirements. You will ensure that all activities are completed based on Standard Operating Procedures, batch records, Current Good Manufacturing Practices and plant procedures.

As a Team leader, you will be involved in overseeing work teams within a division. You will lead the technical resources of the team. Thanks to your technical skills, you will coach your direct reports on day to day activities. You will be relied on to solve complex problems within your area of expertise.

It is your hard work and focus that will help in making Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

ROLE SUMMARY

Supervision of a production units at the Sterile Production Manufacturing (SPM) facility, support services operations and (union) operators. Responsible for ensuring production and support services are performed in compliance with cGMPs and following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

How You Will Achieve It

* Manage multiple projects and ongoing work activities within a team.
* Responsible for effective leadership of team which includes managing the daily operation ensuring that applicable safety guidelines and policies are followed.
* Ensure compliance with all government and company regulatory requirements.
* Participate in equipment failure investigations to determine root causes and propose solutions, process operational improvements.
* Assure appropriate communication and implementation of corrective/preventive actions to avoid reoccurrence.
* Prepare and review the procedures and conduct system reviews.
* Responsible for counseling colleagues to assure proper development for their success, and to provide corrective action when necessary.Instructs the operations of (union) operators and staff in the daily duties and assures they are performed in a timely manner and in conformance with cGMP at SPM (Sterile Manufacturing Facility).
* Supervises operations to ensure adherence with all Safety requirements. Immediately addresses all safety events or concerns with Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) personnel.
* Performs GMP audits of the aseptic processing area and/or supporting areas as required and investigates any process deviations; perform daily reviews of area documentation for accuracy and ensures compliance with Standard Operating Procedures and adherence to aseptic processing requirements.
* Composites new or revises departmental SOPs as required.
* Reports any significant shift activities to the Manager/TL; root cause analysis and ability to define effective corrective/preventative action.
* Coordinates personnel activities i.e., vacations, sick time, etc. to ensure there is appropriate coverage in the department at all times; addresses personnel issues as they arise; trains new operators; conducts reviews with operators.
* Maintains inventory on materials and sterile items used in the at SPM facility.
* Maintains and improves labor standards.
* Assist with the development and maintenance of the annual department overhead budget and orders supplies for area.
* Schedule shift to maintain hands-on support with operators; fill in for other supervisors as needed.
* Maintain communications with supporting teams (i.e, Work Team Enablers/MRCs for documentation and SOPs: with Materials and Planning for scheduling of operations and ordering of materials; with Manager/TL to report daily activities and receive information on activities for the area; and with MQA for any quality issues/concerns.
* Assists the Manager/TL, Production with special projects and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

* Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science or other Technology or Life Science field.

Experience: Minimum of two years prior work experience; pharmaceutical background helpful. Prior experience in a union shop setting is helpful. Background in manufacturing and supervision is highly desirable..

Language Skills: Effective written and oral communication skills required. Excellent written skills in English. Good verbal communication andability to coach and provide guidance to others.

Computer Skills: Computer literate, with skills in managing Microsoft Applications, PLS, Trackwise.

Reasoning Ability: Demonstrated reading comprehension and writing proficiency at level that meets role and/or test requirements. Ability to effectively communicate within a diverse group resulting in desired outcomes. Proven record of problem solving, decision making skills and application of process improvement tools.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Physical Demands: Ability to stand upright for several consecutive hours absent of any medical restrictions which could restrict completion of required duties. Additional requirements are line and product specific.

Work Environment: Use of eye protection, gloves and other PPE is required. Maintaining aseptic area certification may be required. Aseptic gowning procedures will be required. Aseptic gowning requires all body parts to be completely covered (gowned) for substantial periods of time. Practices and promotes safe working environment at all times. Self-starter, team player, with strong interpersonal and coaching skills

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Position requires regular on-site attendance this position cannot be performed on a remote or telecommute basis on a temporary, short- or long-term basis. Must have the ability to simultaneously multi-task across multiple capabilities and functions and handle multiple competing priorities and requirements, including performing site and functional responsibilities, responding to email and phone communications and attending meetings. Note these activities may not be time bound to core hours or presence at the site.

Must have the ability to effective manage strict production, time and performance deadlines.

The job is open only to Protected Individuals (as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), namely, Citizens or Nationals of the United States, Lawful Permanent Residents (green card holders), Refugees and Asylees.

Last Date to Apply for Job: February 17, 2021

Eligible Employee Referral Program

Sunshine Act

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EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.

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